Most married people will say that commitment is critical in marriage. However, some seem to still flirt with other possibilities. Some singles talk about the kind of marriage they want one day. In the meantime, they date people solely on the basis of physical attraction. Nothing wrong with physically attraction. However, when this becomes the… Continue reading Are You Committed or Still Flirting with Another Way?
Category: Spiritual Life
What People Who Live Well Do Differently
What do people who live well do differently? What do the people who finish well do that others don’t seem to do? What do men and women do that so many others seem to ignore or pay little attention to? People who live well live in the present instead of the past. Yes, they may… Continue reading What People Who Live Well Do Differently
Living as the Community of God
I read the first few chapters of the book, Living as the Community of God. I was hooked. The book is basically a commentary on Deuteronomy. Yet, it is so much more. I opened the book and read “Introduction: Why Bother with Deuteronomy.” The author Phillip Camp, Associate Professor of Bible in the Hazelip School… Continue reading Living as the Community of God
Do This and Your Problems Only Get Bigger
In the minds of some people, there is a fast way to make your problems go away. Lie. Didn’t do your homework? Tell the teacher you weren’t feeling well. Stopped for speeding? Tell the officer you were trying to get to the hospital quickly because your mother is very sick. Trying to sell your home? Tell… Continue reading Do This and Your Problems Only Get Bigger
Do This and Your Problems Only Get Bigger
In the minds of some people, there is a fast way to make your problems go away. Lie. Didn’t do your homework? Tell the teacher you weren’t feeling well. Stopped for speeding? Tell the officer you were trying to get to the hospital quickly because your mother is very sick. Trying to sell your home? Tell… Continue reading Do This and Your Problems Only Get Bigger
Did Becoming Older Bring Me Closer to Jesus?
Did becoming older bring me closer to Jesus? Henri Nouwen in his book In the Name of Jesus, reflects upon a time when he asked himself this question. The book is not new.Perhaps you read the book some years ago. I did — and now have read the book five or six times. That question… Continue reading Did Becoming Older Bring Me Closer to Jesus?
When You Realize You are Out of Control
One night I was driving home from my job at UPS. It was about midnight and was raining. I was in college and was driving my father’s car, which I rarely drove. As I recall, my car was in the shop being repaired. I was on Stemmons Expressway (I-35) and going much too fast considering… Continue reading When You Realize You are Out of Control
Today, Wake Up to More
What do you expect when you wake up each day? For some people, waking up to another day is no big deal. Same paralyzing problems. Same bad habits. Same negative attitude. Same procrastination. What if you woke up to more? What if you believed that the living God was active and moving right in the… Continue reading Today, Wake Up to More
Make Your Move Now (1)
New Year’s can be a wonderful time of change and opportunity. We enter this year loved by God, empowered by the Spirit and on a mission from Jesus. Early each December, I give much reflection and prayer to how I will start the new year. The following are four of eight principles that have been… Continue reading Make Your Move Now (1)
Refuse to Settle for Being Half-Alive
I came across this powerful line in Patrick Morley’s newest book Man Alive (p. 13) You don’t have to settle for being half-alive. I thought about this for several days. I think it stayed with me because I’ve seen so many men and women who shut down long before they actually died. The man who sits… Continue reading Refuse to Settle for Being Half-Alive